Vanessa Sica Kasabach
@VSicaKasabach
Human-centered Designer, Strategist & Educator | Alum of @CarnegieMellon School of Design & @SmartDesign | Parent of twins learning in-person as safely as poss.
For those wondering if the gamble is still worth it, I highly recommend checking out the #LongCovidKids site. Just click on the systems circled in the pic to see the list of symptoms pop up. It’s extensive, concerning & will hopefully make you 🛑 & 🧠! longcovidkids.org/long-covid-kid…
Long COVID doesn't just pose threat to personal wellbeing, it impacts families, communities, and the national economy. Recent estimates show it’s sidelined millions of workers, cost trillions in lost productivity, and is quietly reshaping the U.S. labor market and economy.
I spotted this gem in today's edition of the New England Journal. Expect to see more titles like this over the next decade. Do you know why? 🤔
I've seen cholesterol and triglycerides levels in 16-25 year old folk with Long Cövid that are mind-blowing and zero family history. REMINDER: Statins have a positive role in Endotheliitis and improve Flow Mediated Dilatation 🙏🏻
I spotted this gem in today's edition of the New England Journal. Expect to see more titles like this over the next decade. Do you know why? 🤔
Why are elite athletes, who train relentlessly for physical and mental edge, so quick to ignore a virus that literally destroys both? SARS-CoV-2 impairs cognition. Damages the heart. Destroys mitochondria. Shrinks gray matter. So why the denial? Let’s talk psychology. 🧵…
Across 25 US institutions, a study of over 1.2 million children and youths found that those who tested positive for COVID-19 faced small but statistically significant increases in neuropsychiatric risks like anxiety, ADHD, and depression. nature.com/articles/s4146…
If you listen to one thing about Long COVID this month, it's this. So sad I missed this months ago. viavid.webcasts.com/viewer/event.j…
UCSF scientists and collaborators suggest SARS-CoV-2 may mimic cancer by persisting in the body, evading immune detection, and disabling tumor suppressor genes like p53 and RB.
🇺🇸USA: "As much as we want to put it behind us, COVID-19 isn’t going away. Cases are currently rising across the country in a summer surge." Source: archive.md/GxdcE
“Coordinated responses between institutions are vital to ensuring student expression & access...All students should have the right to mask...the right to clean classroom air…have a right to participate in college without risking Long COVID.”🎯💯🦠🤺😷 thesicktimes.org/2025/07/03/uni…
We flew back home yesterday. Two flights, more masks than expected. In one of the flights I saw about 20 people masking. Slowly we must remove the stigma from masking. I don't care if it's surgical, or N95, or not well worn. I'm content with the symbolism of wearing the mask.
I’m sad. We were supposed to go to an outdoor concert today with a few of my friends. We planned to wear our Respirays, and since it’s a picnic-style venue, people are usually pretty spaced out. Weeks ago, when we got the tickets, I asked if we could sit toward the back to stay…
“Under the new proposal, the Labor Department would rescind a requirement for most employer-provided transportation to have seat belts for those agriculture workers.” 😳 No seat belts? 🤷♀️
The U.S. Department of Labor is aiming to rewrite or repeal more than 60 “obsolete” workplace regulations, ranging from minimum wage requirements for home health care workers and people with disabilities to standards governing exposure to harmful substances.…
The U.S. Department of Labor is aiming to rewrite or repeal more than 60 “obsolete” workplace regulations, ranging from minimum wage requirements for home health care workers and people with disabilities to standards governing exposure to harmful substances.…
Why don't experts acknowledge that everyone should wear a mask to protect themselves from infection (not just 'high risk groups') and that even 'mild' cases of C19 can cause long-term health problems? theconversation.com/covid-flu-rsv-…
Paris researchers studied golden hamsters and found that SARS-CoV-2 can persist in the brainstem for 80 days, triggering gene changes linked to neurodegeneration and causing depression-like behavior, memory loss, and anxiety-like symptoms. nature.com/articles/s4146…
The Story of SARS-CoV-2: And a Path to Long Covid The Beginning It starts in the air. A tiny thief, invisible and opportunistic, escapes on a mist of breath from someone already infected. You might not see it. You might not even notice the person who coughed, whispered, laughed.…
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. For COVID & Long COVID, simple steps like improving vaccine uptake, selective masking, & better air filtration in schools and communal settings can protect individuals, communities, and significantly boost the economy.
Organ damage might affect over 50 % of post-COVID-19 individuals and perhaps more in adolescents and children. Review of organ damage from COVID and Long COVID: a disease with a spectrum of pathology - PMC pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11…
Science tells us that portable air filters reduce the risk of transmission of airborne infectious diseases, but buying an air cleaning device that uses filters can be complex. We've got a guide to help you avoid bear traps... cleanairforkids.co.uk/inspiration/an…
The Covid pandemic accelerated brain aging as seen in @uk_biobank paired MRI, 2 cohorts nature.com/articles/s4146…